Muskoka River

The Muskoka River is a river in the Muskoka District of Ontario, Canada.

Muskoka River
High Falls in Bracebridge on the north branch of the Muskoka River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Physical characteristics
SourceAlgonquin Provincial Park
  locationBurnt Island Lake
  elevation525 m (1,722 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Two outlets into Georgian Bay via Go Home Lake and Moon River.
  elevation
177 m (581 ft)

It rises in the highlands of Algonquin Park and flows southwest through a number of lakes including

which empty into Georgian Bay south of Parry Sound by way of the Moon and Musquash Rivers.

Tributaries include the:

  • Indian River
  • Hollow River
  • Oxtongue River
  • Buck River
  • East River

Communities on the river include:

The name "Muskoka" comes from the name of a chief of the Ojibwa in this region, "Mesqua Ukee" (Miskwaa-aki: Red Earth).

In fiction

There is also a Muskoka River in Nancy Drew's fictional home town of River Heights, located somewhere in the Midwestern United States.[1]

See also

References

  1. "River Heights" at Bookloversden.com


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